Karah Son – Cio Cio San*
A pupil of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, Karah Son specialized under the guidance of Mirella Freni. She made her operatic debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the National Theater in Seoul.
Ms. Son recently performed as Liù in Turandot at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, as Mimì in La Bohème at the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari and took part in Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini at the Opéra de Monte Carlo. The role of Liù (Turandot) marked also her debut at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna for the 2012 season’s opening night. Ms. Son successfully sang Madama Butterfly in Tampere and Berlin (Deutsche Oper); Aida at the Sejong Center in Seoul and in Halle; Turandot at the Opéra National de Lorraine in Nancy under Rani Calderon.
After her recent success as Madama Butterfly in Leipzig and in Warsaw (c. Yurkevych/d. Trelinski), Karah Son will sing her beloved role for her debut at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
*Company debut
Göteborgs Operan
Gothenburg
February 17th, 2016
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